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TIL of the horrific disease called phossy jaw. Like radium, phosphorous accumulates in the jaw, resulting in hideous disfigurement

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oRR88 TIL on 2016, Murray Pringle managed to obtain the Pringle baronetcy over cousin Simon after DNA testing proved Simon's grandfather wasn't the biological son of Sir Norman Pringle, 8th Baronet but was utterly unrelated to the clan
4kBEo TIL that the country of Brunei has two days off for the weekend, but they are Friday and Sunday so they aren't consecutive
bNa9 TIL that last surviving witness to the Abraham Lincoln assassination lived long enough to be interviewed about it on television.
WGG9 TIL Burj Khalifa isn’t hooked up to a municipal wastewater treatment system – so when you poop in the building, that waste is actually trucked out of the city.
6EMAl TIL In 1977 Tony Kiritsis held Richard Hall hostage for 63 hours before surrendering, Kiritsis was found not guilty by reason of insanity. At the time of the trial, Indiana law required the prosecution to prove the defendant sane, the law has subsequently changed so defense has to prove insanity.